1:45 PM,
Jan. 30, 2012

Written by

Michelle Gladden
| Staff Writer

One person died last night during a fire that swept through the homeless encampment some 100 feet off Route 88 near the Conrail railroad tracks, officials said.The fire was first reported near 7:49 p.m., Clayton said. Conrail was immediately contacted in order to shut down service near the area.

"It took the (Lakewood) fire department a while to reach fire because of the heavy brush," Clayton said. "They had to use the fire department's brush truck to clear the area first."

Once the fire was extinguished, officials discovered the individual, Clayton said. ...